BRITISH COMMUNIQUE
(British Official Wireless.) (Received December 13, 11.10 a.m.) LONDON, December 12. A communique issued by British headquarters at Cairo this afternoon states:— "In the Western Desert our advanced troops are in contact with the Italian forces, which are continuing their withdrawal westwards. Meanwhile, the clearance of the battlefield is progressing. It is still impossible to give accurate figures, but the latest estimate of prisoners taken exceeds 20,000, with tanks, guns, and equipment of all types. "On the Sudan frontier our patrols continue successfully to harass the enemy."
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Evening Post, Volume CXXX, Issue 143, 13 December 1940, Page 7
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